slap on the wrist

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, Eastern New England) IPA(key): /ˈslæp ɒn ðə ˈɹɪst/ (Northern US or cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈslæp ɑn ðə ˈɹɪst/ (Southern US, Midland US) IPA(key): /ˈslæp ɔn ðə ˈɹɪst/ (Southern US) IPA(key): /ˈslæp ɔʊn ðə ˈɹɪst/ === Verb === slap on the wrist (third-person singular simple present slaps on the wrist, present participle slapping on the wrist, simple past and past participle slapped on the wrist) Synonym of wrist-slap. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap,‎ wrist. === Noun === slap on the wrist (plural slaps on the wrist or slaps on wrists) Synonym of wrist-slap. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap,‎ wrist.